Wild animals are found in neighborhoods all over Sarasota. They frequently make their way into people’s yards looking for food. Animals such as rats and raccoons look for places where food is plentiful and easily accessible. They may target trash cans, climbing in and tipping them over to find something to eat.
Rats and raccoons may also be attracted by pet food left outdoors. A bowl of dog or cat food is a tasty snack for them. If an animal knows that pet food is left outdoors every day, it will keep coming back looking for another meal.
Rats and raccoons can be a problem because they can carry diseases. A rat or raccoon that encounters a dog or cat in a backyard may bite, which can infect the pet. Therefore, you should try to keep raccoons out of your yard.
How to Feed Your Pet and Keep Rats and Raccoons Away
If you have a dog or cat, you should feed it indoors to avoid attracting rats or raccoons. If your pet lives outside all the time, there are other ways to minimize the risk of attracting them. Put the food down for a relatively brief amount of time. Give your pet time to eat, and then take the bowl away. You may want to give your pet smaller amounts of food a few times a day instead of leaving a full bowl out all day long.
You should never leave pet food out in your yard overnight. Rats and raccoons are nocturnal, which means they are out at night looking for food. If they know pet food is available at night will keep coming back for more.
Call Miller’s Rodent and Wildlife Solutions to Have Rats and Raccoon Removed
If a rat or raccoon is already making a habit of coming into your yard or home because it has been drawn to pet food, you will need to take action to keep it from coming back. Call Miller’s Rodent and Wildlife Solutions. We can humanely live-trap and relocate the raccoon to another place to prevent it from coming back and humanely trap and rid your home of rats. Then you can make changes to the way you feed your pet to avoid attracting other rats and raccoons in the future. Contact Miller’s Rodent and Wildlife Solutions at 941-302-6009 today to get an inspection
and estimate.
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